yockel

See also: yokel

English

Etymology

Variant of hickwall, influenced by yaffle.

Noun

yockel (plural yockels)

1. (rare, UK, dialect) The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
   • May 19, 1886, W.B., “Shropshire Birds”, in Salopian Shreds and Patches, page 114:

     Mr. F.C. Birkbeck Terry quoting from the Rev. C. Swainson's “Folklore of British Birds” gives yockel as the local Salopian name for the green woodpecker. ¶ Can any readers of Salopian Shreds and Patches give instances of localities for these names?

References

• “Yockel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “yuckle, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• Cokley, Lockey, Ockley